White blotches on orchid dottyback

[seandre3000]

I started noticing white blocked on my dottyback he’s active and eating. Anyone have an idea of what’s going on?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I started noticing white blocked on my dottyback he’s active and eating. Anyone have an idea of what’s going on?

Really need pics under white light intensity. Its near impossible to see a purple fish in heavy blue light,.
Expanding pic, preliminarily, it looks like scraping/scratches in which this fish will quickly dart into rocks when spooked.

 

[seandre3000]

Really need pics under white light intensity. Its near impossible to see a purple fish in heavy blue light,.
Expanding pic, preliminarily, it looks like scraping/scratches in which this fish will quickly dart into rocks when

Here are some better ish pictures

 

[vetteguy53081]

Here are some better ish pictures

Confirmed scratches but on opposite side I do see mucus cones while associated with skin irritation may also be mucus cones associated with ich. personally, I would quarantine this fish and treat with coppersafe at 2.0-2.25 for 30 days and and also have seachem Kanaplex on hand should the scrape become red/sore. If so, seachem Kanaplex can be safely added with coppersafe

 

[seandre3000]

Confirmed scratches but on opposite side I do see mucus cones while associated with skin irritation may also be mucus cones associated with ich. personally, I would quarantine this fish and treat with coppersafe at 2.0-2.25 for 30 days and and also have seachem Kanaplex on hand should the scrape become red/sore. If so, seachem Kanaplex can be safely added with coppersafe

Thank you for your help!!

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Thank you for your help!!

What other fish are in with it?
Does it ever posture in front of the cleaner shrimp?

Jay

 

[seandre3000]

What other fish are in with it?
Does it ever posture in front of the cleaner shrimp?

Jay

2 clowns and a watchman goby. No it doesn’t

 

[sc50964]

Confirmed scratches but on opposite side I do see mucus cones while associated with skin irritation may also be mucus cones associated with ich. personally, I would quarantine this fish and treat with coppersafe at 2.0-2.25 for 30 days and and also have seachem Kanaplex on hand should the scrape become red/sore. If so, seachem Kanaplex can be safely added with coppersafe

Is it 2.0 to 2.25 or 2.25 to 2.5 that you recommend for coppersafe? You said this in a different thread

“Coppersafe at 2.25-2.5 monitored by a reliable test kit for copper is recommended”

 

[Jay Hemdal]

2 clowns and a watchman goby. No it doesn’t

O.K., just trying to rule out flukes here.

Jay

 

[sc50964]

O.K., just trying to rule out flukes here.

Jay

TBH, it looks more like flukes than velvet.

 

[seandre3000]

TBH, it looks more like flukes than velvet.

How would I be able to tell the difference? I do not have a quarantine or hospital tank I live in a tiny apartment and have no room for an additional tank unfortunately. Is there a treatment I can use that won’t effect my coral or shrimps?

Thanks!

 

[sc50964]

How would I be able to tell the difference? I do not have a quarantine or hospital tank I live in a tiny apartment and have no room for an additional tank unfortunately. Is there a treatment I can use that won’t effect my coral or shrimps?

Thanks!

Ich and velvet looks like dandruff. Skin flukes appear larger like the pic.

Prazipro is reef safe for fluke treatment as long as you follow instruction and aerate the water more. No UV, no chem filter, remove skimmer cap but keep skimmer running.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

TBH, it looks more like flukes than velvet.

Not velvet, I’m trying to rule out flukes over a simple injury…
Jay

 

[sc50964]

Not velvet, I’m trying to rule out flukes over a simple injury…
Jay

I was gonna ask or comment on that. Fish like this just doesn’t get hurt by running into things IME, even when it’s dark for us.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I was gonna ask or comment on that. Fish like this just doesn’t get hurt by running into things IME, even when it’s dark for us.

Right, that’s why I asked what other fish are in with it, injuries are almost always from other fish or being constrained.
Jay